Idaho Travel Guide
Shoshone Falls on the Snake River. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Idaho's surprise is how wild it is: the largest wilderness complex in the Lower 48 (the Frank Church), Hells Canyon (deeper than the Grand Canyon at 2,400 m), and the Sawtooth Range's jagged granite above Redfish Lake.
Shoshone Falls, the 'Niagara of the West', thunders at spring runoff. Craters of the Moon's lava fields, Boise's Basque Block, and Sun Valley's ski heritage round out the state.
Destinations in Idaho
Sawtooth RangeRedfish Lake, the Alice Lake trail, Stanley's mountain backdrop.- Hells CanyonJet boats from Lewiston into North America's deepest gorge.
Shoshone FallsThe 65 m falls at peak spring flow.- Craters of the MoonLava tubes, cinder cones and the 11 km loop road.
- Sun ValleyAmerica's first destination ski resort (1936).
- Coeur d'AleneThe lake resort town and the floating boardwalk.
- BoiseThe Basque Block, the greenbelt, the capitol.
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Top Cities & towns in Idaho
Regional food
- Idaho potato (baked, twice-baked, or as finger steaks)
- Basque croquetas (on Boise's Basque Block)
- Huckleberry shake (the summer staple)
Getting there
Boise (BOI) is the gateway; Idaho Falls (IDA) covers the east. The Sawtooths and Hells Canyon are serious drives; Sun Valley is 3 hours from Boise.